Chlamys (Leochlamys) iwakiana Yokoyama 1925 (scallop)

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinoidae

Alternative combinations: Chlamys iwakiana, Chlamys iwakianus, Pecten iwakianus

Belongs to Chlamys (Leochlamys) according to A. I. Kafanov et al. 2001

See also O'Hara and Nemoto 1988 and Ogasawara 2001

Sister taxa: Chlamys (Leochlamys) namigataensis, Chlamys (Leochlamys) tanassevitschi, Chlamys (Leochlamys) tugidakensis, Leochlamys columbiana, Leochlamys erici

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Pliocene of Japan (1 collection)

• Miocene of the Russian Federation (1)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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